Philia_Bear;c-141365 wrotetimbo;c-141364 wroteIt's not like you can just power up the focus ecu and run it as a standalone though its architecture is identical to the Volvo, it's just that ford used less of the available features as a cost cutting measure. Ecu Software would be near identical to Volvo with only differences being can protocols
My general understanding of the P1 locust was that it used an order of magnitude less can bus connected modules than the volvo and thus the effort required to get it and a minimal number of modules running in a standalone config was a significantly lower effort than using a volvo setup
Also the aftermarket tools and stuff for the locust were significantly better than on the volvo from a reprogramming perspective combined with significantly lower security...
@AshDVS sorry for dumping this in your thread
No need to apologise at all - the points of discussion are interesting and relevant to the forum. :)
New price difference between the cars is a factor and that, when new, they were marketed at different market segments.
The body loom in the Focus is much simpler than the P1 Volvo cars too, so your point and Tim's are both obviously accurate and make some sense.
I don't think that aftermarket tools/tuning options are 'better' - In fact, I'm very that there are lots that are considerably worse and are actually quite poor in the way they're mapped. There are however, a lot more options in that space for the Focus.
Dean;c-141416 wroteAshDVS;c-136012 wrote235 40 18 on 18x8.5 with ET40 vs 225 40 18 on 18x8 with ET52.5 has resulted in some very minor rubbing on rear guards, although I think a decent alignment will resolve this.
I'll get the front wheels on it in the next couple of weeks and then book it in to get the alignment done.
Take it then that 8.5 is the maximum wheel width that fits the P1 platform comfortably then? Have read on other forums of guys squeezing 9's on C30's etc or does that require some major suspension and guard adjustment?
Nice wheel choice. Looks good on a focus
I'd expect you'd get away with a 9" but it'd require some more serious thought into wheel offset.
P1 Volvo and the Focus have different guard liners and sheetmetal differences too which impact wheel clearance.
Tyre choice has an impact too - eg. my 'test fitting' tyre was a Bridgestone Potenza RE003, while the tyre I chose is a Michelin Pilot Sport 4. Both are 235 40 18 and the Bridgestone is narrower.
My wheel selection here was opportunistic, rather than being exactly what I wanted, so they're what I've ended up with.
